Bug ID 442528: Demangle filter crash

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.2.1, 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1

Fixed In:
11.6.0, 11.5.3 HF2, 11.4.1 HF9

Opened: Jan 09, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K15534

Symptoms

Demangle filter crashes with a SIGBUF.

Impact

HTTP requests with very long URL cannot be processed.

Conditions

Very long URLs must be used and the demangle filter must be in the chain.

Workaround

To work around the problem, add this code to the iRule: when HTTP_REQUEST { log local0. "Refer length is [string length [HTTP::header Referer] ]" if { [string length [HTTP::header Referer] ] > 4000 } { HTTP::header remove Referer } }

Fix Information

Long URLs (up to 16K long) are handled correctly.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips